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  Lupus

  Systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus) is a disease that causes your body's immune system to attack its own cells and tissues. It causes periods of inflammation to various parts of the body. It can affect your joints, tendons, and skin. It can affect blood vessels. And it can affect organs such as the kidneys, heart, lungs, and brain.
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  Rheumatoid Arthritis

  Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a long-term (chronic) disease that causes inflammation of the joints. The inflammation can be so severe that it affects how the joints and other parts of the body look and function.
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• Scleroderma

  Scleroderma

  Scleroderma is an ongoing (chronic) disease that causes abnormal growth of connective tissue. It can affect the joints, skin, and internal organs. It is degenerative and gets worse over time.
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Dr. Yen has published in Annals of Internal Medicine, Arthritis & Rheumatology among others.

1. Yen EY, Shaheen M, Woo JMP, Mercer N, Li N, McCurdy DK, et al. 46-Year Trends in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Mortality in the United States, 1968 to 2013: A Nationwide Population-Based Study. Ann Intern Med. 2017;167(11):777-85.
2. Boneparth A, Radhakrishna SM, Greenbaum LA, Yen E, Okamura DM, Cooper JC, et al. Approach to Membranous Lupus Nephritis: A Survey of Pediatric Nephrologists and Pediatric Rheumatologists. J Rheumatol. 2017;44(11):1619-23.
3. Westwell-Roper C, Lubieniecka JM, Brown KL, Morishita KA, Mammen C, Wagner-Weiner L, Yen E, et al. Clinical Practice Variation and Need for Pediatric-Specific Treatment Guidelines Among Rheumatologists Caring for Children with ANCA-Associated Vasculitis: An International Clinician Survey. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J. 2017;15(1):61.
4. Yen EY, Singh RR. Lupus - An Unrecognized Leading Cause of Death in Young Females: A Population-Based Study Using Nationwide Death Certificates, 2000–2015. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2018;70(8):1251-55.
5. Singh RR and Yen EY. SLE Mortality Remains Disproportionately High, Despite Improvements over the Last Decade. Lupus. 2018;27(10):1577-1581.

Study Reveals Lupus Is a Leading Cause of Death in U.S. Women (The Rheumatologist)
SLE Is a Leading Cause of Death Among Women (The Rheumatologist)
Lupus Foundation of America Supported Grant Finds Lupus is an Unrecognized Cause of Death in Women (Lupus.org)
Lupus-Related Mortality Has Declined, but Gap Remains (Medscape)
Lupus is quietly killing young women (MDedge)
A 46-Year Study Traces the Lupus Death Rate from 1968–2013 (The Rheaumatologist)
Mortality rate for people with lupus remains higher than U.S. rate overall (UCLA Newsroom)
Trends in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Mortality in the United States, 1968 to 2013: A Nationwide Population-Based Study (Annals of Internal Medicine)
Lupus - An Unrecognized Leading Cause of Death in Young Females: A Population-Based Study Using Nationwide Death Certificates, 2000–2015 (Wiley Online Library)

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• Super Doctors® Southern California Rising Stars 2020
• Super Doctors® Southern California Rising Stars 2019
• 2018 UCLA Department of Medicine Research Day Award: 3rd Place in Clinical/Health Services Research, Clinical Translational Research - Junior Faculty